Pragdesha, Prāgdeśa: 5 definitions
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Pragdesha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Prāgdeśa can be transliterated into English as Pragdesa or Pragdesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPrāgdeśa (प्राग्देश).—A country noted for horses.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 16. 18.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarPrāgdeśa (प्राग्देश).—Districts of the east especially districts to the east of Ayodhya and Pataliputra, such as Magadha, Vanga and others; nothing can definitely be said as to which districts were called Eastern by Panini and his followers Katyayana and Patanjali. A Varttika given in the Kasika but not traceable in the Mahabhasya defines Pragdesa as districts situated to the east of शरावती (śarāvatī) (probably the modern river Ravi or a river near that river): cf. प्रागुदञ्चौ विभजते हंसः क्षीरोदके यथा । विदुषां शब्द-सिद्ध्यर्थे सा नः पातु शरावती ॥ (prāgudañcau vibhajate haṃsaḥ kṣīrodake yathā | viduṣāṃ śabda-siddhyarthe sā naḥ pātu śarāvatī ||) Kas. on एङ् प्राचां देशे (eṅ prācāṃ deśe) P. I. 1.75. There is a reading सरस्वती (sarasvatī) in some manuscript copies and सरस्वती (sarasvatī) is a wellknown river in the Punjab near Kuruksetra, which disappears in the sandy desert to the south: a reading इरावती (irāvatī) is also found and इरावती (irāvatī) may stand for the river Ravi. शरावती (śarāvatī) in Burma is simply out of consideration. For details see Vyakarana Mahabhasya Vol. VII. pp. 202-204 and 141-142 D. E. Society's Edition.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāgdeśa (प्राग्देश):—[=prāg-deśa] [from prāg > prāñc] m. the eastern country, country of the eastern people, [Pāṇini 1-1, 75 [Scholiast or Commentator]] (śaṃ, w. 1. for -diśaḥ [see [preceding]] [Harivaṃśa 444]).
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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